House and Furniture vocabulary A

noun - a room or space under the roof of a house where usually put things they do not need

noun, British English - a container where you put rubbish

noun - a piece of furniture with shelves, you put books in it

noun, American English - a shop where you can buy books

noun - a piece of thick material that covers the floor

noun - a box-shaped thing in which you put your things when you go on holiday

noun - a person who cooks, or whose job is to cook

noun, British English - a piece of kitchen equipment that has an oven and electric or gas rings to cook on

noun - a piece of cloth or other material, which you can use to cover a window, or for decoration

noun - a kind of a pillow, a bag of cloth filled with soft material that you sit on or put on a sofa to decorate it

noun - a kind of table which you use for work, studying, etc.

noun - a part of a piece of furniture (e.g. a desk) that can be pulled out and things can be put in

verb - to visit someone for a short time without letting them know about it in advance

noun - a wooden or metal or wire barrier that runs around a garden etc. to prevent people or animals from getting in or out

noun - the floor that is on the same level as the ground

noun - a building or a room where you can read a book or borrow it

noun - a soft square thing that you put on a bed or floor to sleep on

verb - to move into a new place (house, flat, office etc.)

verb - to let somebody stay overnight, to give someone a bed for the night

noun - the top of a building that protects it from rain and wind and snow

verb - to start to live in a place; to sit down comfortably

noun - a large container in your kitchen, it has got water taps and is used for washing things in, e.g. the dishes

noun - a thing fastened to the wall where you can plug in electrical appliances

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

noun - a stair, one of the flat surfaces in a staircase

noun - a flat piece of metal, wood, plastic etc. used for carrying things, e.g. plates, drinks etc.

adverb - to the upper floor of a house

noun - a bowl fixed to the bathroom wall, you use it when you wash your hands etc.

noun - a machine that you use to wash your clothes